School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9188 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.9188 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
191st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9188 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.694 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9188 GPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9188 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.694 GPIA, in 1970.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.694 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6981 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7058 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7152 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7249 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7244 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7253 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7363 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7453 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7447 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7516 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7583 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7587 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7458 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.741 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7583 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.781 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7944 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7792 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8024 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7995 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.808 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8148 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8141 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8152 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8131 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8141 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8146 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.81 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8172 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.817 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8225 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8158 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.823 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8287 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8374 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8454 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.854 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8637 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8727 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8805 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8766 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8929 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9023 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9044 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9107 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9152 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9188 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7214 GPIA | 0.694 GPIA | 0.7453 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7671 GPIA | 0.741 GPIA | 0.8024 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.812 GPIA | 0.7995 GPIA | 0.8172 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.838 GPIA | 0.8158 GPIA | 0.8727 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9013 GPIA | 0.8766 GPIA | 0.9188 GPIA | 9 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9188 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9188 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.694 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release